Tough way to make a living by Lars Mars on The Pipeline at IndieMusicPeople

Tough way to make a living

New York City’s Chrysler Building, one of the city’s most iconic skyscrapers, was built in a remarkably short time. Foundation work began in November 1928, and the building officially opened in May 1930. Even more remarkably, the steelwork went up in just six months in the summer of 1929 at an average rate of four floors a week.

Building the Chrysler Building

Here's the video. Check out the guys at 8:00 and be thankful. Long Way Down

Happy Friday,
Glenn

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Psyche's Muse

5/18/2024 1:06:08 AM

Enjoyed it. Saw documentary on that kinda stuff way back when. They'd jump on and off of the "Eye Beams" as they moved up and down and back and forth on the structure. When someone decided that they had to wear safety harnesses and follow other "safety protocol" the Native Americans refused and threatened to quit working for them altogether unless they were allowed to "DO IT THEIR OWN WAY". Fortunately the Native Americans comprised about half of the work force at the time and all of those "safety protocols" were thrown out. The risks involved was what INSPIRED them to do this type of work in the first place. Evel Knievel's stunts were "nothing" compared to the "every day/routine stuff" being done by THOSE guys! -M-

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Marco07

6/3/2024 5:17:08 AM ---- Updated 6/3/2024 6:22:55 AM

Your blog motivates me to stay positive.

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Lars Mars

6/3/2024 6:53:10 AM

Wow Marco, thanks so much.

I took your positivity advice and made a gazillion dollars in ten minutes!

I guess it really does pay to stay positive and spread the positivity around!

"Your blog motivates me to stay positive. Solar" (link removed to discourage spam)

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Bryon Tosoff

6/3/2024 1:59:53 PM

Love this Historical snapshot Glenn, fascinating ,incredible and actually men of steel literally!!
bryon

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Steve April

6/3/2024 4:22:59 PM ---- Updated 6/3/2024 4:25:20 PM

Amazing!...

"It's windy out," around 9:15, with a smile on their face...

Tough way to make a living indeed...

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